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THE MUMMIFICATION PROCESS

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THE 7 STEPS TO MUMMIFYING A BODY

Step 1: The Announcement of Death

Step 2: Embalming the Body

Step 3: The Removal of the Brain

Step 4: Removal of the Organs

Step 5: The Drying Out Process

Step 6: Wrapping the Body

Step 7: The Final Procession

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THE FINAL PROCESSION

The funeral is held for the deceased and his

family mourns his death.

To the Opening of the

Mouth Ceremony . . .

OPENING OF THE MOUTH CEREMONY

A ritual called the 'Opening of the Mouth' is performed, allowing the deceased to eat and drink again. Finally, the body and its coffins are placed inside a large stone sarcophagus in the tomb. Furniture, clothing, valuable objects, food and drink are arranged in the tomb for the deceased.

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WRAPPING THE BODY IN 6 EASY STEPS

Step 1: Wrap with Linen

Step 2: Wrap with

Charms and Linen

Step 3: Priests Say

Prayers

Step 4: Book of the

Dead

Step 5: Cloth of Osiris

Step 6: Placed into

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PLACED INTO SECOND COFFIN

Finally, a large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy. It is attached with strips of linen that run from the top to the bottom of the mummy, and around its middle. A board of painted wood is placed on top of the mummy before the mummy is lowered into its coffin. The first coffin is then put inside a second coffin.

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a Body

CLOTH OF OSIRIS

A cloth is

wrapped around

the body and a

picture of the god

Osiris is painted

on its surface

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BOOK OF THE DEAD

The arms and legs

are tied together. A

papyrus scroll with

spells from the Book

of the Dead is placed

between the wrapped

hands.

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PRIESTS SAY PRAYERS

The wrapping process would be stopped every

once in a while so that the priests could say

certain prayers and write on the linen. A final

shroud was placed on the mummy to keep all

the wrappings together.

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WRAP WITH CHARMS AND AMULETS

Charms, amulets, and inscribed pieces of papyrus were placed between each layer of bandage. Egyptians believed that these charms had magical properties that would protect and bring luck to the body. The Eye of Horus, the symbol of protection, was used often.

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WRAP WITH LINEN Wrapping the body was a

painstaking process. The body was anointed with oils, and a gold piece with the Eye of Horus was placed over the slit in the abdomen. Hundreds of yards of linen were used to wrap the body, and each toe and finger was wrapped separately.

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THE DRYING OUT PROCESS

The body was placed on a slab and covered

with either nacron or natron salt. The slab was

tilted so that the water would run off into a

basin. This removed moisture and prevented

rotting. The body was taken outside and let dry

for about forty days. After the body was

completely dried out, the wrapping of the body

began.

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REMOVAL OF THE ORGANS

The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are

washed and packed in natron which will dry

them out. The heart is not taken out of the

body because it is the centre of intelligence

and feeling and the man will need it in the

afterlife.

To the 4 Canopic

Jars

THE 4 CANOPIC JARS

DuamutefHapyImsety Qebehsenuef

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REMOVAL OF THE BRAIN

A long hook is used to smash the brain and pull

it out through the nose.

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QEBEHSENUEF

Qebehsenuef the falcon-headed god looks after

the intestines

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Canopic Jars

DUAMUTEF

Duamutef the jackal-headed god looks after

the stomach.

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Canopic Jars

HAPY

Hapy the baboon-headed god looks after the

lungs.

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Canopic Jars

IMSETY

Imsety the human-headed god looks after the

liver.

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Canopic Jars

EMBALMING THE BODY

First, his body is taken to the tent known as

'ibu' or the 'place of purification'. There the

embalmers wash his body with good-smelling

palm wine and rinse it with water from the Nile.

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THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH

This first step was to let the people know that

someone had died. A messenger was sent out

to the streets to announce the death. This

allowed people to get themselves ready for

mourning period and ceremony.

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Question 1 . . .

What is a mummy?

A An animal

B An Egyptian God

D A Pharaoh’s Mother

C A Preserved Dead Body

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Question 2

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What is a Pharoah?

A A priest

B A Slave

C A Magician

D A King

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Next Question

How long was the mummification

process?

A 70 Days

B 50 Days

C 25 Days

D 15 Days

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Next Question

How were the brains

removed?

A Through the Ears

C Through the Mouth

D Through the Eyes

B Through the Nostrils

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Next Question

What were the removed

organs stored in?

A A Treasure Chest

B Canopic Jars

C A Vase

D A Special Bowl

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Next Question

What was the body covered in

to remove moisture?

A WineB SawdustC VinegarD Salt

A Wine

B Sawdust

C Vinegar

D Salt

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Next Question

The Egyptians believed that

mummifying a person’s body

would assure what?

A Good Luck

B Lots of Crops

C Ritches

D Passage to the Aferlife

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Next Question

What was the mummified

body placed in?

A A Palace

B The Ground

C A Tomb

D A Furness

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Next Question

After embalming the bodies

were wrapped in what?

A Strips of Linen

B Dried Leaves

C Colourful Leaves

D Hay

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Next Question

The scroll was made

from?

A Linen

B Seaweed

C Papyrus

D Gold

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Next Question

Whose bodies were

placed in the pyramids?

A Everyone’s

C The Animals

D The Poor

B The Pharoah’s

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Next Question

In the Hall of Judgement the

heart was weighed against

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A A Feather

B A Piece of Cloth

C A Piece of Gold

D A Precious Stone

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Next Question

The coffin is placed in a large

stone or wooden box called a

what?

A Amulet

B Sarcophagus

C Ankh

D Shrine

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Next Question

Which of these ancient

Egyptian words means ‘spirit?

D Ka

A Ba

B Akh

C Khnum

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Next Question

Archaeologist Howard Carter

discovered the tomb of King Tut

in which year?

A 1930

B 1945

D 1918

C 1922

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